Angus King actually said...

I think it would be very deleterious to the long-term future of our country because so much of the innovations that we're talking about have...

At the end of the day we have to be a great manufacturer or we're going to have tremendous vulnerabilities in national security.

The idea is that the AAV will be used to get the marines ashore.

If we do not likewise see that type of increase to our shipbuilding budget, then we will not be able to execute the long-range plan.